Valley County, Nebraska�
film RG235 Valley County, Nebraska
Records: 1873-1951 Cubic ft.: 1 Approx. # of Items: 14 vols., index cards on
one reel of 16mm microfilm and 118 vols. on 27 reels of 35mm microfilm.
HISTORICAL NOTE
Valley County, Nebraska, is so named because of its location in the North Loup River Valley. The first homestead in Valley County was selected in 1871 and early settlers included Danish immigrants and Seventh Day Baptists. In March of 1871, the state legislature provided for a county organization which was concluded two years later in 1873. The county seat was located at Ord, Nebraska, where it remains today despite the early rivalry of the community of North Loup.
In 1874, a military post known as Fort Hartsuff was established in the North Loup Valley because of the threat of Indian attacks. Although the Indian danger soon subsided, the construction of the post offered jobs and wages for many of the farmers in the area who had been impoverished by drought and grasshopper invasions. Fort Harsuff was abandoned as an active military post in 1881 and today serves as a local tourist attraction.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of the records of Valley County, Nebraska, arranged in the following Subgroups: 1) Assessor; 2) Treasurer, 1873-1935; 3) County Board of Commissioners; 4) County Clerk; 5) Register of Deeds; 6) County Court, 1888-1905; 7) District Court, 1876-1951; 8) Superintendent of Schools; and 9) School District Records.
There are currently no records in storage at the State Archives for Subgroups 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9.
Subgroup Two, Treasurer, on microfilm, includes personal and real estate tax lists for the county, 1873-1935 and a delinquent tax list for the year 1905. Only five year samples of assessments exist after 1920.
Subgroup Six, County Court, includes five judge's dockets for the county, 1888-
1905.�
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet i
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ADDED ENTRIES:
TAXATION--NEBRASKA--VALLEY COUNTY�NATURALIZATIONS--NEBRASKA--VALLEY COUNTY�
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 2
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Subgroup Seven, District Court, contains the records of Valley County Naturalizations, 1876-1951, on microfilm, including Declarations of Intention, Final Papers, Naturalization Petitions, and miscellaneous supplemental documentation. A card index to these Naturalizations exists on one reel of 16mm microfilm in the Microforms Reference Room. The Naturalization Records were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah for the Historical Society in January of 1994.
DESCRIPTION
SUBGROUP ONE ASSESSOR
The State Archives has not yet accessioned any county assessment records from the Valley County Assessor's office. Patrons are directed to the county office at Ord.
SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER, 1873-1935
film SERIES ONE TAX LISTS, 1873-1935
v.1-2 1873-1877 Real Estate & Personal v.3 1878-1879 Real Estate & Personal v.4-13 1881-1889 Real Estate & Personal
(one volume per year) v.13a 1889 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.14-15 1890 Real Estate & Personal v.15a 1890 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.16-17 1891 Real Estate & Personal v.17a RE & Personal w/ recaps v.18-19 1892-1893 Real Estate & Personal v.19a 1893 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.20 1894 Real Estate & Personal v.20a 1894 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.21 1895 Real Estate & Personal v.21a-21d 1895 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.22 1896 Real Estate & Personal v.22a 1896 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.23 1897 Real Estate & Personal v.24-25 1898 Real Estate & Personal v.25a-25o 1898 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.26 1899 Real Estate & Personal v.26a-26o 1899 RE & Personal w/ recaps
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 3 & film
v.27 1900 Real Estate & Personal v.27a-27o 1900 RE & Personal w/ recaps v.28-29 1901 Real Estate & Personal v.30-33 1902-1905 Real Estate & Personal
(one volume per year)
RG235 & film
SUBGROUP TWO
film SERIES ONE
v.33a v.34 v.35-36 v.37-47
v.48-49 v.50-51 v.52-53 v.54-55 v.56-57
film SERIES TWO
v.1
Valley County, Nebraska
TREASURER (cont)
TAX LISTS (cont)
1905 1906 1907 1908-1918
1919 1920 1925 1930 1935
DELINQUENT TAX LISTS, 1905
Delinquent Tax List, 1905�
Sheet 4
Delinquent Tax List Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal (one volume per year)
Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal Real Estate & Personal
(microfilmed as vol. #33a on microfilm)
film SERIES ONE AND TWO MICROFILM RECORD
NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM: MP3439
Roll 1 Series One, Tax Lists, 690 shots Vol. #1, p.1 (1873) 1380 pp. thru #19,980 Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. #7, p.57 (1883)
Roll 2 Series One, Tax Lists, 680 shots Vol. #7 (cont), p.58 (1883) 1360 pp. thru #19,981 Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. 11, p.105 (1887)
Roll 3 Series One, Tax Lists, 685 shots Vol. 11 (cont), p.106 (1887) 1370 pp. thru #19,982 Series One, Tax Lists,
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 5 & film
Vol. 13, p.310 (1889)
Roll 4 Series One, Tax Lists, 512 shots Vol. 13 (cont), p.311 (1889) 1024 pp. thru #19,983 Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. 15a (v.59), p.5 (1890)
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 6 & film
SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER (cont)
film SERIES ONE TAX LISTS - MICROFILM RECORD (cont) MP3439
Roll 5 Series One, Tax Lists, 632 shots Vol. 15a (cont), p.6 (1890) 1264 pp. No. Loup Township, Babcock's Addition #19,984 thru
Series One, Tax lists, Vol. 18, p.116 (1892) Liberty Township
Roll 6 Series One, Tax Lists, 685 shots Vol. 18 (cont), p.117 (1892) 1370 pp. Yale Township #19,985 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 20, p.250 (1894) North Loup Township
Roll 7 Series One, Tax Lists, 681 shots Vol. 20 (cont), p.251 (1894) 1762 pp. North Loup Township #19,986 thru
Series One, Tax Lists Vol. 22, p.163 (1895) Ord Township
Roll 8 Series One, Tax Lists, 683 shots Vol. 22 (cont), p.164 (1896) 1366 pp. Ord Township #19,987 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 24, p.91 (1898) Enterprise Township
Roll 9 Series One, Tax Lists, 685 shots Vol. 24 (cont), p.92 (1898) 1370 pp. Vinton Township #19,988 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 26, p.100 (1899)
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 7 & film
Ord Township
RG235 & film
SUBGROUP TWO
film SERIES ONE
Roll 10 681 shots 1362 pp. #19,989
Roll 11 680 shots 1360 pp. #19,990
Roll 12 672 shots 1344 pp. #19,991
Roll 13 645 shots 1290 pp. #19,992
Roll 14 632 shots 1264 pp. #19,993
Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 8
TREASURER (cont)
TAX LISTS - MICROFILM RECORD MP3439
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 26 (cont), p.101 (1899) Ord Township
thru Series One, Tax Lists,�
Vol. 27, p.78 (1900)�Ord Township�
Series One, Tax Lists,�Vol. 27, p.79 (1900)�Ord Township�
thru Series One, Tax Lists,�
Vol. 28, p.50 (1901)�Ord Township�
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 28 (cont), p.51 (1901) Ord Township
Series One, Tax Lists,�Vol. 31, p.75 (1903)�Springdale Township�
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 31 (cont), p.76 (1903) Springdale Township
thru Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. 33, p.126 (1905) Independent Township
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 33 (cont), p.127 (1905) Independent Township
thru Series One, Tax Lists,�
Vol. 36, p.25 (1907)�Elyria Township�
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 9
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Roll 15 Series One, Tax Lists 694 shots Vol. 36 (cont), p.26 (1907) 1388 pp. Eureka Township #19,994 thru
Series One, Tax Lists Vol. 38, p.185 (1909) Hoskills Addition
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 10 & film
SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER (cont)
film SERIES ONE TAX LISTS - MICROFILM RECORD (cont) MP3439
Roll 16 Series One, Tax Lists, 678 shots Vol. 38 (cont), p.186 (1909) 1356 pp. Riverside Addition #19,995 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 40, complete (1911) Recapitulations
Roll 17 Series One, Tax Lists, 662 shots Vol. 41, p.1 (1912) 1324 pp. Noble Township #19,996 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 43, p.95 (1914) Vinton Township
Roll 18 Series One, Tax Lists, 636 shots Vol. 43 (cont), p.96 (1914) 1272 pp. Liberty Township #19,997 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 45, p.200 (1916) Ord City
Roll 19 Series One, Tax Lists, 605 shots Vol. 45 (cont), p.201 (1916) 1210 pp. Ord City #19,998 thru
Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 47, 1918 (complete)
Roll 20 Series One, Tax Lists, 656 shots Vol. 48, p.1 (1919) Real Estate 1312 pp. thru #19,999 Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. 52, p.28 (1925)
Roll 21 Series One, Tax Lists, 647 shots Vol. 52 (cont), p.29 (1925) 1294 pp. Geranium Township, Real Estate
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 11 & film
#20,000 thru Series One, Tax Lists,
Vol. 56, p.90 (1935) Independent Township
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 12
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SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER (cont)
film SERIES ONE TAX LISTS - MICROFILM RECORD (cont) MP3439
Roll 22 Series One, Tax Lists, 327 shots Vol. 56 (cont), p.91 (1935) 654 pp. thru #20,002 Series One, Tax Lists, Vol. 57 (1935)
Motor Vehicle
SERIES THREE TAX SALE AND REDEMPTION RECORDS
The Archives holds no records for this series.
SERIES FOUR MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LISTS
The Archives holds no records for this series.
SERIES FIVE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
The Archives holds no records for this series.
SERIES SIX SCHOOL LAND RECORDS
The Archives holds no records for this series.
SUBGROUP THREE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The correspondence and county board proceedings remain at the Valley County Courthouse at Ord.
SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERK
The State Archives has not accessioned any records from the office of Valley County Clerk.
SERIES ONE MARRIAGE RECORDS
(see note above)
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 13
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SERIES TWO ELECTION RECORDS�
(see note above)�
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 14
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SUBGROUP FIVE REGISTER OF DEEDS
The State Archives has not accessioned any records from the�office of Valley County Register of Deeds.�
SUBGROUP SIX COUNTY COURT, 1888-1905
SERIES ONE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DOCKETS
The State Archives holds no Justice of the Peace Dockets for Valley County.
film�SERIES TWO JUDGE'S DOCKETS, 1888-1905�
v.1 Judge's Docket "B" v.2 Judge's Docket #5 v.3 Judge's Docket #6 v.4 Judge's Docket #7 v.5 Judge's Docket #8
NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:
Dec. 1888 - Apr. 1901 July 1888 - May 1890 May 1890 - Apr. 1893 Apr. 1893 - Nov. 1897 Nov. 1897 - June 1905
MP3447
Roll 1 Judge's Docket "B" (Vol. #1), 811 shots p.1 (December 1888) 1622 pp. thru #20,003 Judge's Docket #6 (Vol. #3),
p. 115 (September 7, 1891)
Roll 2 Judge's Docket #6 (cont) (Vol. #3), 720 shots p.116 (September 8, 1891) 1440 pp. thru #20,004 Judge's Docket #8 (Vol. #5),
p.161 (June 12, 1901)
RETAKE: Vol. #5, pp. 160-161 overlapped in filming. Retake spliced to end of real.
Roll 3 Judge's Docket #8 (cont) (Vol. #5), 149 shots p.162 (June 5, 1901) 298 pp. thru #20.005 Judge's Docket #8 (complete) (Vol. #5),
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 15
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June 30, 1905�
SERIE THREE PROBATE RECORDS�
The State Archives has not accessioned the probate records�of Valley County�
RG235 & film
SUBGROUP SEVEN
SERIES ONE
Roll #A MP4165 #25,934
Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 16
DISTRICT COURT, 1876-1951
NATURALIZATION RECORDS, 1876-1951
Card Index to Naturalizations, 1876-1951
NOTE: Remainder of Series One was microfilmed under MP4218 as part of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Nebraska Microfilm Project, January 1994.
v.1� Naturalization Record #1 Declarations of Intention pp.1-167 (May 29, 1876 - Sept. 25, 1906) pp.167-224 are blank Naturalization - Final Papers pp.225-424 (July 10, 1878 - Dec. 18, 1903) pp.425-448 are blank
v.2� Declarations of Intention, Vol. #1 (Vol. #6 on Index Cards) #1 (11/24/1906) - #100 (4/3/1912)
v.3� Declarations of Intention, Vol. #2 (Vol. #7 on Index Cards) #101 (5/31/1912) - #200 (1/15/1918)
v.4� Declarations of Intention, Vol. #3 (Vol. #8 on Index Cards) #201 (1/28/1918) - #299 (6/18/1929)
v.5� Declarations of Intention, Vol. #4 (no Vol. # on Index cards) #300 (12/2/1929) - #338 (11/3/1949)
v.6 Petition & Record, Vol. #1 (Nat. Record v.2 on index cards) December 17, 1903 - p.40 only (Dec. 19, 1905)
v.7 Petition & Record, Vol. #2 (Pet. & Rec. v.3 on index cards) #1 (11/12/1906) - #40 (3/1/1911)
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 17
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v.8 Petition & Record, Vol. #3 (Pet & Rec. v.4 on index cards) #51 (3/6/1911) - #149 (12/11/1920)
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 18 & film
SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COURT (cont)
SERIES ONE NATURALIZATION RECORDS (cont)
v.9 Petition & Record, Vol. #4 (Pet & Rec. v.5 on index cards) #151 (2/19/1921) - #216 (6/20/1929)
v.10 Petition & Record, Vol. #5 (loose leaf on Index cards) #217 (11/1/1929) - #274 (3/19/1951)
v.11 Oaths of Allegiance, 1940-1947 v.12 Lists of Petititions Granted, 1930-1951 v.13 Miscellaneous Naturalizations v.14 General Correspondence, 1908-1927
(Federal circular letters)
film SERIES ONE NATURALIZATION RECORDS - MICROFILM RECORD MP4218
Reel #1 Item #1 GSU Project Naturalization Record, Vol. #1 GSU Roll #1 Declarations of Intention, 1876 #26,224 thru
Item #8 Petition & Record, Vol. #3
#55 (May 2, 1911)
NOTE: Item #3 - target in error. This Item is repeat of previous volume 1906-1912. Sequence continues after this volume with Item #3, 1912-1918.
Reel #2 Item #1 GSU Project Petition & Record, Vol. #3 cont. GSU Roll #2 #55 (May 2, 1911) #26,230 thru
Item #6 Miscellaneous Naturalizations,
Vol. #13 on inventory.
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 19
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NOTE: The State Archives holds no records for the remainder�of Series of the District Court. Series are added in�anticipation of additional records.�
SERIES TWO GENERAL INDEX
SERIES THREE APPEARANCE DOCKETS
RG235 Valley County, Nebraska Sheet 20
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SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COUR
See note on previous page.
SERIES FOUR COMPLETE RECORD
SERIES FIVE DAILY JOURNAL
SERIES SIX CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASE FILES
SERIES SEVEN JUDGEMENT AND EXECUTION DOCKETS
SERIES EIGHT STATE TAX SUIT
SERIES NINE COMMISSIONERS OF INSANITY
SERIES TEN MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
SUBGROUP EIGHT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
The State Archives holds no records from the office of�Valley County Superintendent of Schools.�
SUBGROUP NINE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECORDS
The State Archives holds no records from Valley County School Districts.
END OF INVENTORY JEP/DJJ/pmc 7/23/1971 PMC/WP51 2/1/1993 GSU/pmc/wp51 4/7/1994
Valley County, Nebraska